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Midnight — Rayden’s Private Penthouse, South City
The room was quiet.
Too quiet.
Even Nyx, the mysterious assassin from the Phantom Lotus Guild, had vanished after leaving her cryptic warning. Rayden sat alone, eyes closed, as if asleep — but his senses were sharp as blades.
> 🔔【System Alert: Host has been marked. Assassination attempt detected within the next 10 minutes.】
Bonus Quest: Survive the attack without revealing true strength – Reward: Passive Skill “Shadow Instinct”
Rayden opened his eyes slowly.
“I was wondering when they'd send someone.”
He stood up and walked to the window, looking out at the dark cityscape. Then—
CRASH!
A black figure burst through the glass like a shadow of death.
Twin blades. No footsteps. Killing intent radiating like a monster.
Rayden didn’t flinch.
“Name?” he asked coldly.
The assassin didn’t answer. Only charged.
CLANG! Rayden blocked the strike with a single move — his steel watch absorbing the impact.
> 【Hidden Skill Activated: Reflex Boost (Lv.1)】
He dodged left, grabbed the assassin’s arm, twisted it, then kicked the enemy through the marble coffee table.
The assassin tumbled but recovered instantly — this wasn’t some thug. This was an elite-level killer.
Rayden narrowed his eyes.
But then—
The assassin spoke.
"...I never thought I’d meet you again… Tian Yu."
Rayden froze.
No one had called him that name in seven years.
"You were... in Project Ember, weren’t you?" the assassin continued, breathing heavily behind their mask.
Rayden’s hands trembled slightly.
"Who sent you?"
“I wasn’t sent to kill you. I was sent to test if you’re still the same weapon they once created…”
> 🔔【Memory Surge Detected – Repressed files unlocking.】
Flashback Sequence Available: The Lost Years of Project Ember
Rayden stepped back.
His past — the one even the system had buried — was now coming back.
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Meanwhile — Nyx POV
From a rooftop across the street, Nyx watched everything through a scope.
“Interesting… so the rumors are true.”
“Rayden Li… or should I say… Tian Yu, the Demon of Ember.”
She smiled.
“Things are about to get very fun.”
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Shenhao: Dumped by the Campus Belle, I Get 1 Billion Daily for Revenge
General FictionAfter getting ruthlessly dumped by the cold and arrogant campus belle for being "poor and useless", Rayden Li was publicly humiliated in front of the entire university. The next day, a mysterious notification appears in his mind: > 💰【Shenhao System...
